The Fiery Furnace
Daniel 3
Nebuchadnezzar sets up a golden image and commands all peoples to worship it, and Sedrach, Misach, and Abdenago are cast into a burning furnace for refusing to worship any god but their own. In the furnace Azarias prays and the three sing praise to God, an angel protects them from the flame, and the king, seeing a fourth figure among them, brings them out unharmed and blesses their God.
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The Septuagint (LXX) in Greek, with Charles Thomson’s 1808 and Sir Lancelot Brenton’s 1851 English translations, set beside the King James Version and the Jewish Masoretic text (JPS 1917) where they align, so you can compare the Greek and the Hebrew. All public domain; choose which to show with the controls above.
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BrentonIn his eighteenth year Nabuchodonosor the king made a golden image, its height was sixty cubits, its breadth six cubits: and he set it up in the plain of Deira, in the province of Babylon.
GreekἜτους ὀκτωκαιδεκάτου Ναβουχοδονόσορ ὁ βασιλεὺς ἐποίησεν εἰκόνα χρυσῆν, ὕψος αὐτῆς πήχεων ἑξήκοντα, εὖρος αὐτῆς πήχεων ἕξ· καὶ ἔστησεν αὐτὴν ἐν πεδίῳ Δεειρᾷ, ἐν χώρᾳ Βαβυλῶνος.
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BrentonAnd he sent forth to gather the governors, and the captains, and the heads of provinces, chiefs, and princes, and those who were in authority, and all the rulers of districts, to come to the dedication of the image.
GreekΚαὶ ἀπέστειλε συναγαγεῖν τοὺς ὑπάτους, καὶ τοὺς στρατηγοὺς, καὶ τοὺς τοπάρχας, ἡγουμένους, καὶ τυράννους, καὶ τοὺς ἐπʼ ἐξουσιῶν, καὶ πάντας τοὺς ἄρχοντας τῶν χωρῶν, ἐλθεῖν εἰς τὰ ἐγκαίνια τῆς εἰκόνος·
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BrentonSo the heads of provinces, the governors, the captains, the chiefs, the great princes, those who were in authority, and all the rulers of districts, were gathered to the dedication of the image which king Nabuchodonosor had set up; and they stood before the image.
GreekΚαὶ συνήχθησαν οἱ τοπάρχαι, ὕπατοι, στρατηγοὶ, ἡγούμενοι, τύραννοι μεγάλοι, οἱ ἐπʼ ἐξουσιῶν, καὶ πάντες οἱ ἄρχοντες τῶν χωρῶν, εἰς τὸν ἐγκαινισμὸν τῆς εἰκόνος, ἧς ἔστησε Ναβουχοδονόσορ ὁ βασιλεύς· καὶ εἱστήκεισαν ἐνώπιον τῆς εἰκόνος.
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BrentonThen a herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, ye peoples, tribes, and languages,
GreekΚαὶ ὁ κήρυξ ἐβόα ἐν ἰσχύϊ, ὑμῖν λέγεται λαοῖς, φυλαὶ, γλῶσσαι,
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Brentonat what hour ye shall hear the sound of the trumpet, and pipe, and harp, and sackbut, and psaltery, and every kind of music, ye shall fall down and worship the golden image which king Nabuchodonosor has set up.
Greekᾗ ἂν ὥρᾳ ἀκούσητε φωνῆς σάλπιγγος, σύριγγός τε, καὶ κιθάρας, σαμβύκης τε, καὶ ψαλτηρίου, καὶ παντὸς γένους μουσικῶν, πίπτοντες προσκυνεῖτε τῇ εἰκόνι τῇ χρυσῇ ᾗ ἔστησε Ναβουχοδονόσορ ὁ βασιλεύς.
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BrentonAnd whosoever shall not fall down and worship, in the same hour he shall be cast into the burning fiery furnace.
GreekΚαὶ ὃς ἂν μὴ πεσὼν προσκυνήσῃ, αὐτῇ τῇ ὥρᾳ ἐμβληθήσεται εἰς τὴν κάμινον τοῦ πυρὸς τὴν καιομένην.
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BrentonAnd it came to pass when the nations heard the sound of the trumpet, and pipe, and harp, and sackbut, and psaltery, and all kinds of music, all the nations, tribes, and languages, fell down and worshipped the golden image which king Nabuchodonosor had set up.
GreekΚαὶ ἐγένετο ὅταν ἤκουον οἱ λαοὶ τῆς φωνῆς τῆς σάλπιγγος, σύριγγός τε, καὶ κιθάρας, σαμβύκης τε, καὶ ψαλτηρίου, καὶ παντὸς γένους μουσικῶν, πίπτοντες πάντες οἱ λαοὶ, φυλαὶ, γλῶσσαι, προσεκύνουν τῇ εἰκόνι τῇ χρυσῇ ἣν ἔστησε Ναβουχοδονόσορ ὁ βασιλεύς.
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BrentonThen came near certain Chaldeans, and accused the Jews to the king, saying,
GreekΤότε προσήλθοσαν ἄνδρες Χαλδαῖοι, καὶ διέβαλον τοὺς Ἰουδαίους τῷ βασιλεῖ·
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BrentonO king, live for ever.
Greekβασιλεῦ, εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας ζῆθι.
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BrentonThou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man who shall hear the sound of the trumpet, and pipe, and harp, sackbut, and psaltery, and all kinds of music,
GreekΣὺ βασιλεῦ ἔθηκας δόγμα, πάντα ἄνθρωπον ὃς ἂν ἀκούσῃ τῆς φωνῆς τῆς σάλπιγγος, σύριγγός τε, καὶ κιθάρας, σαμβύκης, καὶ ψαλτηρίου, καὶ παντὸς γένους μουσικῶν,
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Brentonand shall not fall down and worship the golden image, shall be cast into the burning fiery furnace.
Greekκαὶ μὴ πεσὼν προσκυνήσῃ τῇ εἰκόνι τῇ χρυσῇ, ἐμβληθήσηται εἰς τὴν κάμινον τοῦ πυρὸς τὴν καιομένην.
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BrentonThere are certain Jews whom thou hast appointed over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Sedrach, Misach, and Abdenago, who have not obeyed thy decree, O king: they serve not thy gods, and worship not the golden image which thou hast set up.
GreekΕἰσὶν ἄνδρες Ἰουδαῖοι, οὓς κατέστησας ἐπὶ τὰ ἔργα τῆς χώρας Βαβυλῶνος, Σεδρὰχ, Μισὰχ, Ἀβδεναγὼ, οἳ οὐχ ὑπήκουσαν βασιλεῦ τῷ δόγματί σου, τοῖς θεοῖς σου οὐ λατρεύουσι, καὶ τῇ εἰκόνι τῇ χρυσῇ τᾗ ἔστησας οὐ προσκυνοῦσι.
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BrentonThen Nabuchodonosor in wrath and anger commanded to bring Sedrach, Misach, and Abdenago: and they were brought before the king.
GreekΤότε Ναβουχοδονόσορ ἐν θυμῷ καὶ ὀργῇ εἶπεν ἀγαγεῖν τὸν Σεδρὰχ, Μισὰχ, καὶ Ἀβδεναγώ· καὶ ἤχθησαν ἐνώπιον τοῦ βασιλέως.
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BrentonAnd Nabuchodonosor answered and said to them, Is it true, Sedrach, Misach, and Abdenago, that ye serve not my gods, and worship not the golden image which I have set up?
GreekΚαὶ ἀπεκρίθη Ναβουχοδονόσορ, καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, εἶ ἀληθῶς Σεδρὰχ, Μισὰχ, Ἀβδεναγὼ, τοῖς θεοῖς μου οὐ λατρεύετε, καὶ τῇ εἰκόνι τῇ χρυσῇ ᾗ ἔστησα οὐ προσκυνεῖτε;
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BrentonNow then if ye be ready, whensoever ye shall hear the sound of the trumpet, and pipe, and harp, and sackbut, and psaltery, and harmony, and every kind of music, to fall down and worship the golden image which I have made; well: but if ye worship not, in the same hour ye shall be cast into the burning fiery furnace; and who is the God that shall deliver you out of my hand?
GreekΝῦν οὖν εἰ ἔχετε ἑτοίμως, ἵνα ὡς ἂν ἀκούσητε τῆς φωνῆς τῆς σάλπιγγος, σύριγγός τε, καὶ κιθάρας, σαμβύκης τε, καὶ ψαλτηρίου, καὶ συμφωνίας, καὶ παντὸς γένους μουσικῶν, πεσόντες προσκυνήσητε τῇ εἰκόνι τῇ χρυσῇ ᾗ ἐποίησα· ἐὰν δὲ μὴ προσκυνήσητε, αὐτῇ τῇ ὥρᾳ ἐμβληθήσεσθε εἰς τὴν κάμινον τοῦ πυρὸς τὴν καιομένην· καὶ τίς ἐστι Θεὸς ὃς ἐξελεῖται ὑμᾶς ἐκ χειρός μου;
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BrentonThen answered Sedrach, Misach, and Abdenago, and said to king Nabuchodonosor, We have no need to answer thee concerning this matter.
GreekΚαὶ ἀπεκρίθησαν Σεδρὰχ, Μισὰχ, Ἀβδεναγὼ, λέγοντες τῷ βασιλεῖ Ναβουχοδονόσορ, οὐ χρείαν ἔχομεν ἡμεῖς περὶ τοῦ ῥήματος τούτου ἀποκριθῆναί σοι.
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BrentonFor our God whom we serve is in the heavens, able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will rescue us from thy hands, O king.
GreekἜστι γὰρ Θεὸς ἡμῶν ἐν οὐρανοῖς, ᾧ ἡμεῖς λατρεύομεν, δυνατὸς ἐξελέσθαι ἡμᾶς ἐκ τῆς καμίνου τοῦ πυρὸς τῆς καιομένης, καὶ ἐκ τῶν χειρῶν σου βασιλεῦ ῥύσεται ἡμᾶς.
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BrentonBut if not, be it known to thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the image which thou hast set up.
GreekΚαὶ ἐὰν μὴ, γνωστὸν ἔστω σοι, βασιλεῦ, ὅτι τοῖς θεοῖς σου οὐ λατρεύομεν, καὶ τῇ εἰκόνι ᾗ ἔστησας οὐ προσκυνοῦμεν.
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BrentonThen Nabuchodonosor was filled with wrath, and the form of his countenance was changed toward Sedrach, Misach, and Abdenago: and he gave orders to heat the furnace seven times more than usual, until it should burn to the uttermost.
GreekΤότε Ναβουχοδονόσορ ἐπλήσθη θυμοῦ, καὶ ἡ ὄψις τοῦ προσώπου αὐτοῦ ἠλλοιώθη ἐπὶ Σεδρὰχ, Μισὰχ, καὶ Ἀβδεναγὼ, καὶ εἶπεν ἐκκαῦσαι τὴν κάμινον ἐπταπλασίως, ἕως οὗ εἰς τέλος ἐκκαῇ.
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BrentonAnd he commanded mighty men to bind Sedrach, Misach, and Abdenago, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.
GreekΚαὶ ἄνδρας ἰσχυροὺς ἰσχύϊ εἶπε, πεδήσαντας τὸν Σεδρὰχ, Μισὰχ, καὶ Ἀβδεναγὼ, ἐμβαλεῖν εἰς τὴν κάμινον τοῦ πυρὸς τὴν καιομένην.
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BrentonThen those men were bound with their coats, and caps, and hose, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace,
GreekΤότε οἱ ἄνδρες ἐκεῖνοι ἐπεδήθησαν σὺν τοῖς σαραβάροις αὐτῶν, καὶ τιάραις, καὶ περικνημίσι, καὶ ἐβλήθησαν εἰς τὸ μέσον τῆς καμίνου τοῦ πυρὸς τῆς καιομένης,
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Brentonforasmuch as the king's word prevailed; and the furnace was made exceeding hot.
Greekἐπεὶ τὸ ῥῆμα τοῦ βασιλέως ὑπερίσχυε· καὶ ἡ κάμινος ἐξεκαύθη ἐκ περισσοῦ.
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BrentonThen these three men, Sedrach, Misach, and Abdenago, fell bound into the midst of the burning furnace,
GreekΚαὶ οἱ τρεῖς οὗτοι Σεδρὰχ, Μισὰχ, καὶ Ἀβδεναγὼ, ἔπεσον εἰς μέσον τῆς καμίνου τῆς καιομένης πεπεδημένοι,
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Brentonand walked in the midst of the flame, singing praise to God, and blessing the Lord.
Greekκαὶ περιεπάτουν ἐν μέσῳ τῆς φλογὸς, ὑμνοῦντες τὸν Θεὸν, καὶ εὐλογοῦντες τὸν Κύριον.
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BrentonThen Azarias stood up, and prayed on this manner; and opening his mouth in the midst of the fire said,
GreekΚαὶ συστὰς Ἀζαρίας προσηύξατο οὕτως· καὶ ἀνοίξας τὸ στομά αὐτοῦ ἐν μέσῳ τοῦ πυρὸς, εἶπεν,
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BrentonBlessed art thou, O Lord God of our fathers: thy name is worthy to be praised and glorified for evermore:
GreekΕὐλογητὸς εἶ Κύριε ὁ Θεὸς τῶν πατέρων ἡμῶν, καὶ αἰνετὸς, καὶ δεδοξασμένον τὸ ὄνομά σου εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.
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Brentonfor thou art righteous in all the things that thou hast done to us: yea, true are all thy works, thy ways are right, and all thy judgments truth.
GreekΟτι δίκαιος εἶ ἐπὶ πᾶσιν οἶς ἐποίησας, καὶ πάντα τὰ ἔργα σου ἀληθινὰ, καὶ εὐθεῖαι αἱ ὁδοί σου, καὶ πᾶσαι αἱ κρίσεις σου ἀλήθεια.
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BrentonIn all the things that thou hast brought upon us, and upon the holy city of our fathers, even Jerusalem, thou hast executed true judgment: for according to truth and judgment didst thou bring all these things upon us because of our sins.
GreekΚαὶ κρίματα ἀληθείας ἐποίησας κατὰ πάντα ἃ ἐπήγαγες ἡμῖν, καὶ ἐπὶ τὴν πόλιν τὴν ἁγίαν τὴν τῶν πατέρων ἡμῶν Ἱερουσαλήμ· ὅτι ἐν ἀληθείᾳ καὶ κρίσει ἐπήγαγες ταῦτα πάντα διὰ τὰς ἁμαρτίας ἡμῶν.
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BrentonFor we have sinned and committed iniquity, departing from thee. In all things have we trespassed, and not obeyed thy commandments,
GreekὍτι ἡμάρτομεν καὶ ἠνομήσαμεν ἀποστῆναι ἀπὸ σοῦ, καὶ ἐξημάρτομεν ἐν πᾶσι, καὶ τῶν ἐντολῶν σου οὐκ ἠκούσαμεν,
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Brentonnor kept them, neither done as thou hast commanded us, that it might go well with us.
Greekοὐδὲ συνετηρήσαμεν, οὐδὲ ἐποιήσαμεν καθὼς ἐνετείλω ἡμῖν, ἵνα εὖ ἡμῖν γένηται.
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BrentonWherefore all that thou hast brought upon us, and every thing that thou hast done to us, thou hast done in true judgment.
GreekΚαὶ πάντα ὅσα ἐπήγαγες ἡμῖν, καὶ πάντα ὅσα ἐποίησας ἡμῖν, ἐν ἀληθινῇ κρίσει ἐποίησας.
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BrentonAnd thou didst deliver us into the hands of lawless enemies, most hateful forsakers of God, and to an unjust king, and the most wicked in all the world.
GreekΚαὶ παρέδωκας ἡμᾶς εἰς χεῖρας ἐχθρῶν ἀνόμων, καὶ ἐχθίστων ἀποστατῶν, καὶ βασιλεῖ ἀδίκῳ καὶ πονηροτάτῳ παρὰ πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν.
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BrentonAnd now we cannot open our mouths, we are become a shame and reproach to thy servants, and to them that worship thee.
GreekΚαὶ νῦν οὐκ ἔστιν ἡμῖν ἀνοῖξαι τὸ στόμα ἡμῶν· αἰσχύνη καὶ ὄνειδος ἐγενήθημεν τοῖς δούλοις σου, καὶ τοῖς σεβομένοις σε.
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BrentonYet deliver us not up wholly, for thy name's sake, neither disannul thou thy covenant:
GreekΜὴ δὴ παραδῴης ἡμᾶς εἰς τέλος διὰ τὸ ὄνομά σου, καὶ μὴ διασκεδάσῃς τὴν διαθήκην σου,
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Brentonand cause not thy mercy to depart from us, for thy beloved Abraham's sake, for thy servant Isaac's sake, and for thy holy Israel's sake;
Greekκαὶ μὴ ἀποστήσῃς τὸ ἔλεός σου ἀφʼ ἡμῶν, διὰ Ἁβραὰμ τὸν ἠγαπημένον ὑπὸ σοῦ, καὶ διὰ Ἰσαὰκ τὸν δοῦλόν σου, καὶ Ἰσραὴλ τὸν ἅγιόν σου,
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Brentonto whom thou hast spoken and promised, that thou wouldest multiply their seed as the stars of heaven, and as the sand that lieth upon the seashore.
Greekοἷς ἐλάλησας πληθῦναι τὸ σπέρμα αὐτῶν, ὡς τὰ ἄστρα τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, καὶ ὡς τὴν ἄμμον τὴν παρὰ τὸ χεῖλος τῆς θαλάσσης.
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BrentonFor we, O Lord, are become less than any nation, and be kept under this day in all the world because of our sins.
GreekὍτι, δέσποτα, ἐσμικρύνθημεν παρὰ πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, καί ἐσμὲν ταπεενοὶ ἐν πάσῃ τῇ γῇ σήμερον, διὰ τὰς ἁμαρτίας ἡμῶν.
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BrentonNeither is there at this time prince, or prophet, or leader, or burnt offering, or sacrifice, or oblation, or incense, or place to sacrifice before thee, and to find mercy.
GreekΚαὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ἐν τῷ καιρῷ τούτῳ ἄρχων καὶ προφήτης καὶ ἡγούμενος, οὐδὲ ὁλοκαύτωσις, οὐδὲ θυσία, οὐδὲ προσφορὰ, οὐδὲ θυμίαμα, οὐδὲ τόπος τοῦ καρπῶσαι ἐναντίον σου, καὶ εὑρεῖν ἕλεος.
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BrentonNevertheless in a contrite heart and an humble spirit let us be accepted. Like as in the burnt offerings of rams and bullocks, and like as in ten thousands of fat lambs:
GreekἈλλʼ ἐν ψυχῇ συντετριμμένῃ, καὶ πνεύματι ταπεινώσεως προσδεχθείημεν, ὡς ἐν ὁλοκαυτώσει κριῶν καὶ ταύρων, καὶ ἐν μυριάσιν ἀρνῶν πιόνων,
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Brentonso let our sacrifice be in thy sight this day, and grant that we may wholly go after thee: for they shall not be confounded that put their trust in thee.
Greekοὕτως γενέσθω ἡ θυσία ἡμῶν ἐνώπιόν σου σήμερον, καὶ ἐκτελέσαι ὄπισθέν σου· ὅτι οὐκ ἔσται αἰσχύνη τοῖς πεποιθόσιν ἐπὶ σοί.
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BrentonAnd now we follow thee with all our heart, we fear thee, and seek thy face. Put us not to shame:
GreekΚαὶ νῦν ἐξακολουθοῦμεν ἐν ὅλῃ καρδίᾳ, καὶ φοβούμεθά σε, καὶ ζητοῦμεν τὸ πρόσωπόν σου. Μὴ καταισχύνῃς ἡμᾶς,
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Brentonbut deal with us after thy lovingkindness, and according to the multitude of thy mercies.
Greekἀλλὰ ποίησον μεθʼ ἡμῶν κατὰ τὴν ἐπιείκειάν σου, καὶ κατὰ τὸ πλῆθος τοῦ ἐλέους σου.
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BrentonDeliver us also according to thy marvellous works, and give glory to thy name, O Lord:
GreekΚαὶ ἐξελοῦ ἡμᾶς κατὰ τὰ θαυμάσιά σου, καὶ δὸς δόξαν τῷ ὀνόματί σου, Κύριε·
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Brentonand let all them that do thy servants hurt be ashamed; and let them be confounded in all their power and might, and let their strength be broken;
Greekκαὶ ἐντραπείησαν πάντες οἱ ἐνδεικνύμενοι τοῖς δούλοις σου κακὰ, καὶ καταισχυνθείησαν ἀπὸ πάσης τῆς δυναστείας, καὶ ἡ ἰσχὺς αὐτῶν συντριβείη,
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Brentonand let them know that thou art Lord, the only God, and glorious over the whole world.
Greekκαὶ γνώτωσαν ὅτι σὺ εἶ Κύριος, Θεὸς μόνος, καὶ ἔνδοξος ἐφʼ ὅλην τὴν οἰκουμένην.
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BrentonAnd the king's servants, that put them in, ceased not to make the oven hot with rosin, pitch, tow, and small wood;
GreekΚαὶ οὐ διέλιπον οἱ ἐμβάλλοντες αὐτοὺς ὑπηρέται τοῦ βασιλέως, καίοντες τὴν κάμινον νάφθαν καὶ πίσσαν καὶ στιππύον καὶ κληματίδα.
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Brentonso that the flame streamed forth above the furnace forty and nine cubits.
GreekΚαὶ διεχεῖτο ἡ φλὸξ ἐπάνω τῆς καμίνου ἐπὶ πήχεις τεσσαρακονταεννέα.
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BrentonAnd it passed through, and burned those Chaldeans it found about the furnace.
GreekΚαὶ διώδευσε, καὶ ἐνεπύρισεν οὓς εὗρε περὶ τὴν κάμινον τῶν Χαλδαίων.
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BrentonBut the angel of the Lord came down into the oven together with Azarias and his fellows, and smote the flame of the fire out of the oven;
GreekὉ δὲ ἄγγελος Κυρίου συγκατέβη ἅμα τοῖς περὶ τὸν Αζαρίαν εἰς τὴν κάμινον, καὶ ἐξετίναξε τὴν φλόγα τοῦ πυρὸς ἐκ τῆς καμίνου,
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Brentonand made the midst of the furnace as it had been a moist whistling wind, so that the fire touched them not at all, neither hurt nor troubled them.
Greekκαὶ ἐποίησε τὸ μέσον τῆς καμίνου, ὡς πνεῦμα δρόσου διασυρίζον· καὶ οὐχ ἥψατο αὐτῶν τὸ καθόλου τὸ πῦρ; καὶ οὐκ ἐλύπησεν, οὐδὲ παρηνώχλησεν αὐτοῖς.
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BrentonThen the three, as out of one mouth, praised, glorified, and blessed, God in the furnace, saying,
GreekΤότε οἱ τρεῖς ὡς ἐξ ἑνὸς στόματος ὕμνουν, καὶ ἐδόξαζον, καὶ ηὐλόγουν τὸν Θεὸν ἐν τῇ καμίνῳ, λέγοντες,
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BrentonBlessed art thou, O Lord God of our fathers: and to be praised and exalted above all for ever. And blessed is thy glorious and holy name: and to be praised and exalted above all for ever.
GreekΕὐλογητὸς εἶ Κύριε ὁ Θεὸς τῶν πατέρων ἡμῶν, καὶ αἰνετὸς, καὶ ὑπερυψούμενος εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας. Καὶ εὐλογημένον τὸ ὄνομα τῆς δόξης σου τὸ ἅγιον, καὶ ὑπεραινετὸν καὶ ὑπερυψούμενον εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.
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BrentonBlessed art thou in the temple of thy holy glory: and to be praised and glorified above all for ever.
GreekΕὐλογημένος εἶ ἐν τῷ ναῷ τῆς ἁγίας δόξης σου, καὶ ὑπερυμνητὸς καὶ ὑπερένδοξος εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.
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BrentonBlessed art thou that beholdest the depths, and sittest upon the cherubim: and to be praised and exalted above all for ever.
GreekΕὐλογημένος εἶ ὁ ἐπιβλέπων ἀβύσσους, καθήμενος ἐπὶ χερουβὶμ, καὶ αἰνετὸς καὶ ὑπερυψούμενος εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.
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BrentonBlessed art thou on the glorious throne of thy kingdom: and to be praised and glorified above all for ever.
GreekΕὐλογημένος εἶ ἐπὶ θρόνου τῆς βασιλείας σου, καὶ ὑπερυμνητὸς καὶ ὑπερυμνούμενος εἰς τοῦς αἰῶνας.
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BrentonBlessed art thou in the firmament of heaven: and above all to be praised and glorified for ever.
GreekΕὐλογητὸς εἶ ἐν τῷ στερεώματι τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, καὶ ὑμνητὸς καὶ δεδοξασμένος εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.
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BrentonO all ye works of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
GreekΕὐλογεῖτε πάντα τὰ ἔργα Κυρίου τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.
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BrentonO ye heavens, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
GreekΕὐλογεῖτε οὐρανοὶ τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.
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BrentonO ye angels of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
GreekΕὐλογεῖτε ἄγγελοι Κυρίου τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.
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BrentonO all ye waters that be above the heaven, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
GreekΕὐλογεῖτε ὕδατα καὶ πάντα τὰ ὑπεράνω τοῦ οὐρανοῦ τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.
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BrentonO all ye powers of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
GreekΕὐλογείτω πᾶσα ἡ δύναμις Κυρίου τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.
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BrentonO ye sun and moon, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
GreekΕὐλογεῖτε ἥλιος καὶ σελήνη τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.
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BrentonO ye stars of heaven, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
GreekΕὐλογεῖτε ἄστρα τοῦ οὐρανοῦ τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.
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BrentonO every shower and dew, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
GreekΕὐλογείτω πᾶς ὄμβρος καὶ δρόσος τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.
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BrentonO all ye winds, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
GreekΕὐλογεῖτε πάντα τὰ πνεύματα τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.
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BrentonO ye fire and heat, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
GreekΕὐλογεῖτε πῦρ καὶ καῦμα τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.
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BrentonO ye nights and days, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
GreekΕὐλογεῖτε νύκτες καὶ ἡμέραι τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνεῖτε, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.
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BrentonO ye light and darkness, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
GreekΕὐλογεῖτε φῶς καὶ σκότος τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.
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BrentonO ye frost and heat, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
GreekΕὐλογεῖτε ψύχος καὶ καῦμα τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.
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BrentonO ye frost and snow, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
GreekΕὐλογεῖτε πάχναι καὶ χιόνες τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.
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BrentonO ye lightnings and clouds, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
GreekΕὐλογεῖτε ἀστραπαὶ καὶ νεφέλαι τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.
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BrentonO let the earth bless the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
GreekΕὐλογείτω ἡ γῆ τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνείτω καὶ ὑπερυψούτω αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.
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BrentonO ye mountains and little hills, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
GreekΕὐλογεῖτε ὄρη καὶ βουνοὶ τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.
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BrentonO all ye things that grow on the earth, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
GreekΕὐλογεῖτε πάντα τὰ φυόμενα ἐν τῇ γῇ τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.
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BrentonO ye seas and rivers, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
GreekΕὐλογεῖτε θάλασσα καὶ ποταμοὶ τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.
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BrentonO ye fountains, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
GreekΕὐλογεῖτε αἱ πηγαὶ τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑμερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.
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BrentonO ye whales, and all that move in the waters, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
GreekΕὐλογεῖτε κήτη καὶ πάντα τὰ κινούμενα ἐν τοῖς ὕδασι τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.
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BrentonO all ye fowls of the air, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
GreekΕὐλογεῖτε πάντα τὰ πετεινὰ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.
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BrentonO all ye beasts and cattle, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
GreekΕὐλογεῖτε πάντα τὰ θηρία καὶ τὰ κτήνη τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.
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BrentonO ye children of men, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
GreekΕὐλογεῖτε υἱοὶ τῶν ἀνθρώπων τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.
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BrentonO Israel, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
GreekΕὐλογεῖτε Ἰσραὴλ τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.
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BrentonO ye priests of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
GreekΕὐλογεῖτε ἱερεῖς τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.
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BrentonO ye servants of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
GreekΕὐλογεῖτε δοῦλοι τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.
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BrentonO ye spirits and souls of the righteous, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
GreekΕὐλογεῖτε πνεύματα καὶ ψυχαὶ δικαίων τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.
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BrentonO ye holy and humble men of heart, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
GreekΕὐλογεῖτε ὅσιοι καὶ ταπεινοὶ τῇ καρδίᾳ τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.
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BrentonO Ananias, Azarias, and Misael, bless ye the Lord; praise and exalt him above all for ever: for he hath delivered us from hell, and saved us from the hand of death, and delivered us out of the midst of the furnace and burning flame: even out of the midst of the fire hath he delivered us.
GreekΕὐλογεῖτε Ἀνανία, Ἀζαρία, Μισαὴλ τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας· ὅτι ἐξείλετο ἡμᾶς ἐξ ᾅδου, καὶ ἐκ χειρὸς θανάτου ἔσωσεν ἡμᾶς· καὶ ἐῤῥύσατο ἡμᾶς ἐκ μέσου καμίνου καιομένης φλογὸς, καὶ ἐκ μέσου πυρὸς ἐῤῥύσατο ἡμᾶς.
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BrentonO give thanks unto the Lord, because he is gracious: for his mercy endureth for ever.
GreekἘξομολογεῖσθε τῷ Κυρίῳ ὅτι χρηστὸς, ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ.
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BrentonO all ye that worship the Lord, bless the God of gods, praise him and give him thanks: for his mercy endureth for ever.
GreekΕὐλογεῖτε πάντες οἱ σεβόμενοι τὸν Κύριον τὸν Θεὸν τῶν θεῶν, ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ἐξομολογεῖσθε, ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ.
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BrentonAnd Nabuchodonosor heard them singing praises; and he wondered, and rose up in haste, and said to his nobles, Did we not cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? and they said to the king, Yes, O king.
GreekΚαὶ Ναβουχοδονόσορ ἤκουσεν ὑμνούντων αὐτῶν, καὶ ἐθαύμασε, καὶ ἐξανέστη ἐν σπουδῇ, καὶ εἶπε τοῖς μεγιστᾶσιν αὐτοῦ, οὐχὶ ἄνδρας τρεῖς ἐβάλομεν εἰς τὸ μέσον τοῦ πυρὸς πεπεδημένους; καὶ εἶπον τῷ βασιλεῖ, ἀληθῶς βασιλεῦ.
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BrentonAnd the king said, But I see four men loose, and walking in the midst of the fire, and there has no harm happened to them; and the appearance of the fourth is like the Son of God.
GreekΚαὶ εἶπεν ὁ βασιλεὺς, ὁ δὲ ἐγὼ ὁρῶ ἄνδρας τέσσαρας λελυμένους, καὶ περιπατοῦντας ἐν μέσῳ τοῦ πυρὸς, καὶ διαφθορὰ οὐκ ἔστιν ἐν αὐτοῖς, καὶ ἡ ὅρασις τοῦ τετάρτου ὁμοία υἱῷ Θεοῦ.
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BrentonThen Nabuchodonosor drew near to the door of the burning fiery furnace, and said, Sedrach, Misach, and Abdenago, ye servants of the most high God, proceed forth, and come hither. So Sedrach, Misach, and Abdenago, came forth out of the midst of the fire.
GreekΤότε προσῆλθε Ναβουχοδονόσορ πρὸς τὴν θύραν τῆς καμίνου τοῦ πυρὸς τῆς καιομένης, καὶ εἶπε, Σεδρὰχ, Μισὰχ, Ἀβδεναγὼ, οἱ δοῦλοι τοῦ Θεοῦ τοῦ ὑψίστου, ἐξέλθετε καὶ δεῦτε· καὶ ἐξῆλθον Σεδρὰχ, Μισὰχ, Ἀβδεναγὼ, ἐκ μέσου τοῦ πυρός.
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BrentonThen were assembled the satraps, and captains, and heads of provinces, and the royal princes; and they saw the men, and perceived that the fire had not had power against their bodies, and the hair of their head was not burnt, and their coats were not scorched, nor was the smell of fire upon them.
GreekΚαὶ συνάγονται οἱ σατράπαι, καὶ οἱ στρατηγοὶ, καὶ οἱ τοπάρχαι, καὶ οἱ δυνάσται τοῦ βασιλέως, καὶ ἐθεώρουν τοὺς ἄνδρας, ὅτι οὐκ ἐκυρίευσε τὸ πῦρ τοῦ σώματος αὐτῶν, καὶ ἡ θρὶξ τῆς κεφαλῆς αὐτῶν οὐκ ἐφλογίσθη, καὶ τὰ σαράβαρα αὐτῶν οὐκ ἠλλοιώθη, καὶ ὀσμὴ πυρὸς οὐκ ἦν ἐν αὐτοῖς.
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BrentonAnd king Nabuchodonosor answered and said, Blessed be the God of Sedrach, Misach, and Abdenago, who has sent his angel, and delivered his servants, because they trusted in him; and they have changed the king's word, and delivered their bodies to be burnt, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.
GreekΚαὶ ἀπεκρίθη Ναβουχοδονόσορ ὁ βασιλεὺς, καὶ εἶπεν, εὐλογητὸς ὁ Θεὸς τοῦ Σεδρὰχ, Μισὰχ, Ἀβδεσαγὼ, ὃς ἀπέστειλε τὸν ἄγγελον αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐξείλατο τοὺς παῖδας αὐτοῦ, ὅτι ἐπεποίθεισαν ἐπʼ αὐτῷ· καὶ τὸ ῥῆμα τοῦ βασιλέως ἠλλοίωσαν, καὶ παρέδωκαν τὰ σὼματα αὐτῶν εἰς πῦρ, ὅπως μὴ λατρεύσωσι μηδὲ προσκυνήσωσι παντὶ θεῷ, ἀλλʼ ἢ τῷ Θεῷ αὐτῶν.
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BrentonWherefore I publish a decree: Every people, tribe, or language, that shall speak reproachfully against the God of Sedrach, Misach, and Abdenago, shall be destroyed, and their houses shall be plundered: because there is no other God who shall be able to deliver thus.
GreekΚαὶ ἐγὼ ἐκτίθεμαι τὸ δόγμα· πᾶς λαὸς, φυλὴ, γλῶσσα, ἣ ἐὰν εἴπῃ βλασφημίαν κατὰ τοῦ Θεοῦ Σεδρὰχ, Μισὰχ, Ἀβδεναγὼ, εἰς ἀπώλειαν ἔσονται, καὶ οἱ οἶκοι αὐτῶν εἰς διαρπαγὴν, καθότι οὐκ ἔστι Θεὸς ἕτερος ὅστις δυνήσεται ῥύσασθαι οὕτως.
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BrentonThen the king promoted Sedrach, Misach, and Abdenago, in the province of Babylon, and advanced them, and gave them authority to rule over all the Jews who were in his kingdom.
GreekΤότε ὁ βασιλεὺς κατεύθυνε τὸν Σεδρὰχ, Μισὰχ, Ἀβδεναγὼ, ἐν τῇ χώρᾳ Βαβυλῶνος, καὶ ηὔξησεν αὐτοὺς, καὶ ἠξίωσεν αὐτοὺς ἡγεῖσθαι πάντων τῶν Ἰουδαίων, τῶν ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ αὐτοῦ.